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Mt. Fuji is now open again following 2020 shutdown
- Casey Baseel
Jul 2, 2021 - Tweet
Climbing season officially begins for Japan’s tallest mountain, but with new rules meant to limit coronavirus risks.
Beautiful Mt Fuji photo looks like a buggy video game scene
- Oona McGee
Jun 19, 2021
Japanese photographer shares a simple hack to achieve a surreal shot.
- Japan
- (art • beauty • Fuji • Mount fuji • Mt. Fuji • nature • photography • photos • rice • rice fields • rice planting • Shizuoka • twitter • ukiyoe)
Amazing photos show Mt. Fuji looking just like an ukiyo-e woodblock painting
- Casey Baseel
Jun 10, 2021
Photographer captures the mountain’s peak just as it must have inspired Hokusai.
Mt Fuji Curry Bread: Worthy of the award and the long waiting list?
- Oona McGee
May 26, 2021
Curry breads so popular it took us two months to get our hands on them.
- Japan
- (COK • curry • curry bread • curry pan • Fuji • Japanese curry • Mt. Fuji • SNJO • taste test)
New Mt Fuji bra set lets you wear Japanese art under your clothes
- Oona McGee
May 15, 2021
Arty lingerie series pays homage to Hokusai’s Great Wave.
- Japan
- (art • artists • bras • COK • comedian • fashion • Fuji • innerwear • Katsushika Hokusai • lingerie • Mt. Fuji • Peach John • The Great Wave off Kanagawa • Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji • ukiyoe • underwear)
Japanese high school girls remind us of the joys of country life in heartwarming Mt Fuji photo
- Oona McGee
Apr 26, 2021
So much of what we love about Japan captured in one beautiful image.
- Japan
- (beauty • Fuji • high school girls • Japanese schoolgirls • Mount fuji • Mt. Fuji • nature • photography • photos • schoolgirls • Shizuoka • twitter)
Wear Japan’s most iconic landmark on your shoes with this Adidas collaboration【Photos】
- Katie Pask
Mar 4, 2021
Get a bit of Japanese traditional culture in your step with shoes designed by tattoo artists from Osaka.
This is the absolute worst train to fall asleep on in Tokyo…or wait, maybe it’s the best?【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 2, 2021
Oversleep and miss your stop on this train and you’ll be stranded in the middle of nowhere, which might just be the start of a beautiful adventure.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • crazy • Kawaguchiko • Lake Kawaguchi • Mt. Fuji • sleep • sleeping on trains • SNJO • Tokyo • trains • travel)
Mt Fuji photo tricks the eye by looking like a moody ink painting
- Oona McGee
Mar 1, 2021
Is this real life or a scene from an eerie video game?
- Japan
- (art • Ashiko • beauty • Fuji • Hakone • Lake Ashi • Mount fuji • Mt. Fuji • nature • photography • photos • ukiyoe)
Gorgeous Japanese sakura and Mt. Fuji drinkware reacts to cold temperatures with beauty
- Katy Kelly
Feb 25, 2021
You’ll be spellbound by the spreading springtime colors.
- Japan
- (beautiful • cherry blossoms • drinkware • glassware • Marumo Takagi • Mt. Fuji • sakura • shot glasses • spring • video)
Mt Fuji Shiba-sakura Festival, where beautiful “lawn sakura” blossom
- Oona McGee
Feb 23, 2021
A unique hanami event right next to Japan’s most famous mountain.
- Culture, Japan
- (beautiful • COK • festivals • flowers • Mt. Fuji • nature • places to visit in Japan • sakura • Shibazakura • tourist spots • travel • Yamanashi)
Mt Fuji railway project receives approval from Yamanashi officials
- Oona McGee
Feb 9, 2021
A railway up the mountain aims to eliminate vehicles on the road to the fifth station but the round-trip fare for passengers won’t be cheap.
- Japan
- (COK • environment • Fuji • light rail • Mount fuji • Mt. Fuji • nature • news • tourism • tourist sites • tourists • trains • transport • travel • UNESCO • World Heritage site • Yamanashi Prefecture)
“Miraculous” cloud over Mt Fuji stuns the Internet
- Oona McGee
Feb 9, 2021
A sight so otherworldly even the photographer doubts whether they’ll see it again.
- Japan
- (beauty • cap cloud • clouds • Fuji • Mount fuji • Mt. Fuji • nature • photography • photos • Satta Pass • ukiyoe • Utagawa Hiroshige)
“Floating” Mt Fuji and shrine gates capture the hidden beauty of Japan【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Feb 3, 2021
Ethereal images emanate a quiet beauty that’ll take your breath away.
- Japan
- (anime • beauty • Fuji • Lake Suwa • Mount fuji • Mt. Fuji • nature • photography • photos • Yuru Camp)
A terrifying new way to view Mt Fuji: From a deck at the top of a giant rollercoaster!
- Oona McGee
Dec 22, 2020
Fujiyama Tower promises a viewing like nothing you’ve ever experienced before.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • cool • coronavirus • crazy • fuji-q • fuji-q highland • Mount fuji • Mt. Fuji • roller coasters • theme parks • thrill rides • weird)
Mt Fuji looks unusual, sparks fears of possible eruption
- Oona McGee
Dec 21, 2020
Puzzled locals fear the sleeping giant may be coming to life.
Beautiful Mt. Fuji sunrise or literal end of the world? Video looks like it could be either one
- Casey Baseel
Nov 15, 2020
Time-lapse video ends with a big surprise.
Photos of “everyday life” in the town next to Mt. Fuji look like a beautiful fantasy world
- Casey Baseel
Oct 22, 2020
Fuji City’s “normal” views of Mt. Fuji would be lifelong memories for the rest of us.
Your mistakes will transform into Mt. Fuji with this cool art eraser from Japan【Photos】
- SoraNews24
Oct 15, 2020
Every mistake is another step on the path towards success, and also towards seeing Japan’s most famous mountain.
Hiking restrictions result in huge drop in climbing accidents, with zero on Mt. Fuji
- Dale Roll
Sep 29, 2020
Closing popular hiking trails has led to an unexpected extra benefit.
- Japan
- (accidents • climbing • coronavirus • hiking • mountain climbing • Mt. Fuji • statistics • Yamanashi Prefecture)
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